Manu Bhaker was born in a village in the Jhajjar district of Haryana to a Merchant Navy Chief Engineer. |
She has had a strong interest in sports since childhood. |
Before pursuing Pistol Shooting, she was into Cricket and had trained at Virender Sehwag's coaching school in Jhajjar. |
Apart from Boxing and Kick-Boxing, she was also inspired by Mary Kom's Olympic bronze. |
After injuring her eye playing volleyball as a warm-up for boxing, Manu Bhaker switched to Thang-Ta. |
Following a tournament incident in Delhi, she stopped practicing Thang-Ta. |
She briefly tried Judo at an academy near Dadri but soon lost interest. |
During a casual visit to her school's shooting range, she impressed by shooting 7.5 with a pistol. |
Since then, Manu Bhaker has been recognized as a rising star in Indian shooting. |
With an initial investment by her father, she won her first international silver medal in the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. |
At the 2017 National games in Kerala, she won nine gold medals and broke records. |
In 2018, she won the gold medal in the Women's 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Cup in Mexico. |
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she set a new record in the Women's 10m air pistol event. |
Known for her adventurous spirit, she once jumped off a bungee platform without waiting for instructions. |
Despite her success, Manu dislikes discussing her podium chances. |
Her father expresses uncertainty about her long-term commitment to shooting. |
In the 2023 Asian Games, she won gold in the women's team 25m air pistol event and placed 5th in the individual competition. |